ICUD training in Rome

Face to Facebook! Proactive youth against on line discrimination

Context

# “Liceo Scientifico Cavour”, a school located in a central area closeto the Coliseum

# “IIS Pertini-Falcone”, a school located in a suburban area affectedby serious social issues

# “ Liceo Scientifico Cavour”: a class with a majority of malestudents (17 young men and 4 young women), a total of 21participants aged 16-17

# “IIS Pertini-Falcone”: a class of female secondary schoolstudents, a total of 14 participants aged 16-17

Target

# To help raise the participants' awareness of on-line discrimination through a cross-cultural approach

# To help participants develop a sense of responsibility on the use of Internet, combining freedom of expression and respect of human rights

# To stimulate reflection, raise awareness of and increase consciousness about both the risks and the potential benefits of social networking

# To help participants become active and aware protagonists of the contrast to on-line discrimination

Objectives

# Face-to-face and online activities# Simulations and interactive games/activities# Viewing of images and videos # Guided discussions and brainstorming activities# Group work

Methodology

# Project presentation# Ice-breaking and team-building activities# Introducing the notion of discrimination through interactive games and

group discussion# Showing case studies# Research on the web (hidden and non-hidden discrimination online)# Creation of a web platform

Phase I - Awareness raising: 1st Module

Training phases and modules

Some case studies of hidden and non hiddenforms of discrimination found on SNS and showedto participants…

“Teacher I didn’t do my homework”

# Different communication approaches, on-line communication and discrimination# Guided group discussion on potential benefits and risks of social networks

# Group work aimed at designing actions contrasting discrimination (selection of topics, video scripts…)

# Production of digital materials

Phase II - Reaction and digital production: 2nd and 3rd modules

Training phases and modules

Training phases and modules

Phase III - Action on the Internet: 4th module

# Online dissemination of digital material

# Evaluation and participants’ feedback

# Increased awareness of on-line discrimination and its hiddenforms

# Critical approach to social networks in terms of relatedopportunities and risks

# Increased ability of "receiving" different points of view, thus improving the participants’ de-centering, empathy and listening abilities

# Increased ability to interact in a group

Main results

Topics

# Gender-based discrimination: 1 poster, 1 video

# Homophobia: 1 slide show, 1 video

# Racism/discrimination based on ethnicity: 2 videos

Deliverables

# The participatory and interactive approach # A playful, serene atmosphere during the workshop# The guided discussions allowed everyone to share their point of view# Taking part in the process as true protagonists (research on the web

and production of digital material)

What has worked…

# Both schools were occupied, this slowed down the workshops a little

# It was quite difficult to work on hidden forms of discrimination (“Pertini-Falcone” school).

…and what hasn’t

Before the training… " In class 3B of the Tourism Department of the I.I.S. School Pertini-Falcone the word difference has always been commonly interpreted as rejection of diversity, that is, in its most negative meaning...”After the training…“In class 3B - the class where I teach - the word difference now means mutual knowledge and, above all, don't be afraid. Thank you”.

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